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A comprehensive overview of the oeuvre of Belgian painter Jan Van
Imschoot A comprehensive overview of the oeuvre of Belgian painter
Jan Van Imschoot (b. 1963), whose contemporary work builds bridges
to predecessors such as Caravaggio, Tintoretto, Goya, and Manet.
Van Imschoot's painting consciously opts for a clear, sometimes
contradictory and ironic style. The directness of his decisive
brushwork and his balanced yet audacious use of color is strikingly
contemporary, while his work draws on historical themes from
literature and art history. In this way, Van Imschoot engages in a
continuous dialogue with the past, in which he, with a dose of
cynicism, often targets phenomena or figures that find themselves
on the fringes of (contemporary) society. Bringing together more
than 220 works by Van Imschoot with five accompanying texts, this
book gives fresh insight into the painting practice of this Belgian
master. Distributed for Mercatorfonds
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Igshaan Adams - Desire Lines (Paperback)
Hendrik Folkerts; Contributions by Lynne Cooke, Isaac Facio, Josh Ginsburg, Imam Muhsin Hendricks, …
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A timely exploration of the allusive, sculptural fiber work of an
important contemporary South African artist The book presents an
early career survey of the work of Cape Town-based artist Igshaan
Adams (b. 1982), showcasing his multimedia practice since 2009. In
addition to exploring recurring motifs in his work-Arabic
calligraphy, the rose, the (self-)portrait, Sufi symbols, and
pathways literal and metaphorical-the publication highlights some
of Adams's material concerns, including his sculptural applications
of weaving, his embrace of recycled materials related to black
South African domesticity and interiority, and his use of the
gallery wall and floor in installations. Hendrik Folkerts surveys
the artist's recent work, addressing its engagement with presence,
absence, and the trace.. Adams himself offers a visual essay
enabling readers to see details they would be imperceptible in a
gallery setting. In shorter essays and poetic texts, the other
authors focus on the South African historical and political
context, specific artworks, and particular creative strategies,
materialities, and narratives. Distributed for the Art Institute of
Chicago Exhibition Schedule: Art Institute of Chicago (April
2-August 1, 2022)
Irony and self-reflectivity are central to Mounira Al Sohl's work,
which explores feminist issues, tracks patterns of microhistory,
also being socially engaged, political and escapist all at once. In
a series of drawings, Al Solh collects personal histories and
experiences that merge from humanitarian and political crises in
Syria and the Middle East. The more than 150 drawings and
embroideries presented here document deeply personal encounters and
conversations between Al Solh and Syrian refugees as well as other
refugees from the Middle East. Text in English and Arabic..
For the last five years, New York and Toronto-based artist Brendan
Fernandes has explored how stillness and static movement can be
powerful political tools. Informed by his training in ballet and
modern dance, Fernandes' practice routinely explores the role of
the body within social and political spaces, questioning and
breaking down the notion of hegemony. Inspired by ballet movement
vocabularies relating to labour and endurance, the work
demonstrates the artist's keen interest in responding to histories
of avant- garde dance and its relationship to visual art. Featuring
texts by Hendrik Folkerts, curator of documenta 14 and Jess Wilcox,
Programs Coordinator of the Elizabeth A Sackler Center for Feminist
Art at the Brooklyn Museum, and with contributions from curators
Shaun Dacey, Anik Glaude, Robin Metcalfe, Crystal Mowry and Stuart
Reid, this book focuses on Fernandes' use of language and dance as
a means to explore power, endurance and resistance.Published in
partnership with the kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery.
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Nam June Paik: I Expose the Music
Nam June Paik; Edited by Rudolf Frieling; Contributions by Annika Kahrs, Autumn Knight, Aki Onda, …
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Discovery Miles 8 120
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